EXTREMELY DRIVEN

Waves all around! Joshua Ledet greets the adoring crowd as he makes his way through his hometown of Westlake, La., where he encountered some dedicated devotees: "There was this one girl that had a sign that said, 'A touch from you would make my world,'" he told PEOPLE. "I literally touched her hand, and she just burst out into tears and started going crazy. I think that is what stuck with me throughout the whole day."